Responsible for the strategy, operational delivery, performance and governance of the Academic Institute with a particular focus on the education programme.

To work with the CEO of the Foundation and the Dean of Academic Institute to devise and implement the education strategy.

Oversee the Academic Institute’s portfolio of educational activities and carry designated responsibility for sign off in the absence of the CEO and/or the Dean.

Support on a number of change and clinical integration projects across London North West University Healthcare Trust, St Mark’s Hospital and St Mark’s Hospital Foundation.

Support the CEO of St Mark’s Hospital Foundation and Dean of St Mark’s Hospital to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of high quality client centred educational services, strategic planning and change programmes, driving innovation, modernisation and high levels of client and staff satisfaction.

Responsible for the delivery of the Academic Institute’s finances, quality performance, productivity and workforce targets, as agreed through the business planning and appraisal and personal development process.

Lead the development and delivery of the Academic Institute’s business plan to ensure continuous service improvement, quality and financial efficiency.  Lead on specific cross department projects as required.

Responsible for the management of staff, including recruitment, appraisal, development and support of a small team delivering the education programme.

Lead on engagement with internal and external stakeholders and building collaborative relationships to improve communications and assure delivery of the business plan and strategic objectives.

Responsible for the Academic Institute’s communications strategy and promotion of the educational programme.

We are seeking an interim Head of Communities (for a period of around 3 months) who can support the delivery of changes arising following a review of our teams at Church House.  This role is on a part time (0.8FTE), temporary basis as we recruit a permanent new part-time Head for the reshaped team.  We envisage that the permanent Head of Communities will be on a 0.5 FTE basis. 

The successful individual must be able to lead and manage the Communities team through the change and reshaping of services, lead the engagement with service providers to ensure that SLAs and the service provision transition aligns with the changes and commence the development of resources and approach that supports social action and social enterprise in our parishes.

A full job description and person specification is available in the application pack / on our website.  Please note that in order to be considered for this position you will need to complete the application form and submit a covering letter.  A CV will not be accepted as an application.

Good luck in your application!

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 4 March 2020.

AREA OPERATIONS MANAGER x 3

Are you an accomplished, confident, approachable and empathetic manager? Do you want a job where you make a difference every day? Can you listen as well as talk, be organised as well as flexible?  If this is you, then you should take the next step and apply to join the family of the Fishermen’s Mission.We are looking for three Area Operations Managers to deliver frontline emergency response, practical welfare and pastoral support operations throughout the UK.

The three regions are:

• Around the west coast of England to Weymouth, Wales and Northern Ireland.

• The east and south east coast of England (from Eyemouth in the north to Poole in the south)

• Scotland including the islands

This job is about commercial fishermen and their families and the Fishermen’s Mission staff that support them in times of need.  You will be able to drive consistency and professionalism in service delivery and lead the application of the charity’s values. You will be able to communicate clearly the bigger picture of the charity's aims and will also have the attention to detail to make sure everything is running like clockwork, both from an administrative perspective and in terms of HR, compliance and governance.

The role will entail significant travel to staff at the fishing ports and harbours across your area. As a key player in the Head Office team, you will also be able to input to the development of operations at the management level. This is one of the most rewarding jobs you could ever hope to have. 

The Fishermen’s Mission is a Christian charity that has been around since 1881.  We help active and retired commercial fishermen and their families.  You could be part of our vital work.   Relevant experience is important, but we’re not caught up in qualifications; we are looking for the right person.  Someone who can organise and inspire a dispersed and diverse team to perform willingly and consistently.  Sound like you? Get in touch.

For further detail and an application pack please go to our website

Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Reports to: CEO

Responsible for: Occasional fundraising volunteers

Additional days to be offered in accordance with future funding

As the Sophie Hayes Foundation embarks on an exciting phase of growth and development, supporting women survivors of Human Trafficking, the Fundraising Manager will be a member of the new Senior Management Team.

The right candidate will focus on growing our income, in particular from lottery sources, charitable trusts and foundations, whilst ensuring appropriate stewardship of al fundraising relationships.

Detailed Role Description

The post-holder will:

• Work closely with the CEO and other relevant staff .
• Establish and manage a rolling programme of approaches to a portfolio of charitable trusts and foundations, and lottery bodies to achieve annual plans and income targets.
• Write bespoke proposals, applications and fundraising materials aimed at charitable trusts and foundations, individuals and companies.
• Research and identify new sources of funding while keeping abreast of the grant giving marketplace and related developments within the sector.
• Develop cultivation and approach plans for new prospects.  
• Assist in the development of, and attending, fundraising and cultivation events.
• Ensure the timely and appropriate thanking of donors and manage any subsequent communication and reporting requirements.
• Proactively build donor relationships through all communication mediums to ensure their continued support.
• Liaise with colleagues to publicise successful funding and partnerships in support of wider plans to enhance reputation amongst key audiences and raise awareness of our work.
• Prepare regular fundraising updates for the CEO and Board of Trustees on progress against fundraising strategies and targets.
• Accurately maintain and manage a database of prospects and supporters ensuring compliance with all data protection legislation, regulations and best practice.
• Participate in any training and development activities to maintain own development or to enhance competence within job role.
• Be an ambassador for the Sophie Hayes Foundation, promoting the vision, aims and objectives of charity with all external contacts.
• Manage occasional fundraising volunteers.
• Will be an active member of the Sophie Hayes Foundation SMT including supporting the formation of strategic vision, goals and activities, running team meetings, supporting the CEO on other projects and working with trustees as required.

Person Specification:

Essential

1. Minimum 3 -5 years experience of successful fundraising in the UK charity sector
2. Educated to degree level or equivalent, or the ability to demonstrate competence through experience
3. Experience of working to, and meeting, fundraising targets
4. Experience of proactively researching and engaging current and prospective funders
5. Knowledge of best practice in fundraising and of current trends in philanthropy
6. Ability to write compelling and persuasive fundraising proposals
7. Outstanding communication skills and the ability to tailor written and verbal content and style to a range of audiences.
8. Ability to work under pressure and deliver outcomes to tight deadlines
9. Strong IT skills (Blackbaud Etapestry or similar CRM systems etc. Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,)
10. Ability to work on own initiative as well as a key member of a team
11. Flexible and proactive approach and attitude
12. Enthusiasm and drive to make things happen
13. Ability to work occasionally outside of normal office working hours
14. Supportive of a small but fast paced team  
15. Supportive of non London locations

Desirable

1. Knowledge and understanding of the human trafficking and modern-day slavery sector
2. Experience of using social media and digital communication tools for fundraising purposes

APPLICATION PROCESS AND CRITERIA:

• Applications without a covering letter will not be progressed to the next stage
• Selected candidate will be required to complete a DBS and have the right to work in the UK
• As a provider of programmes for women survivors of human trafficking, we are seeking female candidates only. 

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? As Philanthropy and Trusts Manager you will manage a portfolio of relationships with an aspiration to secure five and six figure gifts from Trusts and Foundations.

In our Marketing, Fundraising and Communications department, we fight for children every single day. We inspire millions of people, from individuals to large corporates, to support our quest for change. We go the extra mile - and we don't rest until the work is done.

You will be a key member of our growing Trusts team, working as part of the larger Major Giving & Trusts team. This role will help drive and implement an ambitious strategy to grow Trusts and Foundation income, to help achieve the Partnerships & Philanthropy Department's ambition to raise £250m by 2020. You will cultivate, grow and steward relationships Trusts and Foundations, ensuring a tailored, inspiring and personalised journey with Save the Children.

• Manage a diverse portfolio of trusts and foundations
• Actively drive new business by working with our prospect research team, and seeking opportunities to network and attending internal and external events
• Develop and implement strategic, creative and bespoke donor plans
• Produce high quality written proposals, making verbal presentations tailored specifically to inspire and captivate donors.

To be successful you will have outstanding interpersonal skills and a passion for the international development sector.  You will need to have experience in navigating complex organisations, as well as of building and managing relationships with high-level stakeholders. As someone with a strong understanding of the principles of major gift fundraising you will also have:

• Experience of working in a trust fundraising environment or similar experience of working with potential high-level funders and supporters.
• Proven experience of producing high quality written communication material.
• Proven track record of delivering against agreed targets, timescales and objectives.
• Computer literacy: ability to undertake word processing and to access and update databases.
• Exceptional influencing skills with the ability to be credible and persuasive at all levels internally and externally.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Jobs are positioned within the salary structure on the basis of evaluation. New employees would normally be appointed at the bottom of the grade, however the appointed salary may also take into account the relevant experience a candidate brings to a role. Save the Children is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 27th February

We are working exclusively with Praxis to recruit a Head of Fundraising, they are looking for a successful fundraiser who is a strategic thinker, you will need to have a strong Trust Fundraising background and also take responsibility for the IG programme.

Are you experienced in fundraising?  Are you looking to broaden your role?  This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic charity in a pivotal position.  Working closely with the Director you will cultivate an established network of donors to maximise income and lead on fundraising efforts and impact assessment.

You will be process driven with strong organisational skills and an attention to detail. You will lead the development of our operational infrastructure.

Background

Renaissance Foundation works with young people with significant challenges in their lives. We work with inspirational people, businesses and institutions to give our beneficiaries resilience, life experience and skills to enable them to achieve their potential.

We are at an exciting and pivotal point in our development, looking to broaden and grow our income streams, to invest in the development and scale of our programme, and to strengthen our processes and capacity to grow.

We are looking for a Head of Fundraising and Operations, who will play a critical role in making a success of our vision. This broad-ranging role will lead our fundraising efforts and impact assessment, and the development of our operational infrastructure.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Fundraising and impact assessment

The role will have principal responsibility for developing and delivering a fundraising strategy, building on the foundations that have increased income from around £40,000 to £180,000 over the past four years.

• We expect this to include:
  • Managing relationships, with the support of the CEO, with major donors
  • Managing relationships with and applications to trusts and foundations
  • Managing smaller donor programmes
  • Fundraising and engagement events
  • Communications with existing funders and other potential supporters
  • Managing the charity’s donor and supporter database
• Managing interns  working in this area
• Using the information captured by our outreach team to maintain and analyse information on participants and their activity, to develop case studies, and to measure our impact over time
• Ensuring that we remain clear on the needs of our participants, using research where necessary, and that our impact addresses these needs

Operations

The charity is at a stage of its development where we need to strengthen our processes and become more systematic about the way we operate. Renaissance Foundation is full of creative talent and energy; we need to ensure that this is focused to ensure that we are maximising our impact. The remit is therefore broad, but we expect it to include:

• Ensuring that the workings of and rationale for all aspects of the programme are clearly documented, to ensure alignment of focus internally, and to assist with the articulation of our mission to potential supporters
• Ensuring that our data on referral agencies, participants and programme partners is of the highest quality
• Assisting the CEO in defining operational targets for employees and volunteers, and tracking performance against these targets
• Playing a lead role supporting the CEO on any major projects (eg. moving premises, setting up satellite hubs)
• Playing a lead role supporting the CEO on developing the charity’s strategy and longer-term plans

Person specification

Experience:

• Educated to degree level
• At least 3 years experience in a fundraising or fundraising operations role
• Previous direct responsibility for operations is not critical but desirable

Personal qualities:

• The ability to think in a highly structured way and to simplify complex issues into forms that can be easily understood by others
• Excellent written English, with extensive experience of business and/or marketing communication
• Excellent oral communication skills
• the ability to engage and communicate with a broad range of people 
• Flexibility, and enthusiasm for working in the fast-paced and constantly changing environment of a growing service-providing charity
• Effective time management skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritise competing demands, even when under pressure, in a methodical and systematic manner

First round interviews will take place the week of the 9th March. 

As the Senior member of a growing fundraising team, the majority of your time will be as a hands on fundraiser, focused on developing new and as yet largely untapped sources of funding,with a target of growing new income streams.

Charity Is a national charity that provides support to prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. We support people to make a fresh start, and minimise the harm that can be caused by imprisonment to people who have committed offences, to families and to communities.

The Role
Lead, manage and inspire the fundraising team
Increase annual charitable income from the team
Work with business Development colleagues and regional Heads of Services to develop regional plans to ensure fundraising, business development and service delivery strategies are aligned.
Your focus will be within the City of London including the City Livery companies, the legal sector, and from other opportunities including businesses in London, High Value/Major Donors, and the Big Lottery.
Achieve sustained growth in subsequent years, on the basis of targets to be agreed with the SLT.
Work closely with the chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance to monitor fundraising performance against budget and targets
Ensure the charity are achieving an appropriate mix of unrestricted and restricted income
Monitor restricted grants against expenditure and agree priorities, deadlines and planning time scales for applications and appeals.

The Candidate
A successful demonstrable track record of raising significant funds from companies, trusts and foundations.
Experience of developing action plans and budgets.
Experience of using and getting the best from a fundraising database.
Experience of one of more other types of fundraising activity (this might include individual giving, major donors, legacies, community fundraising and events)
Experience of successfully recruiting and managing staff.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Job Title: Senior Fundraising Manager

Hours: 37.5 to include evening and weekend work in order to meet the  business needs of the role

Location: Cransley Hospice Trust Fundraising Office Kettering NN15 7PW

Salary: £34-£38,000 dependant on experience plus generous leave allowance

Reporting to: Director of Income Generation & Marketing

Direct line management responsibility for: Community and Events team (circa 4)

At Cransley Hospice Trust we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Fundraising Manager to join our successful team.

This is a new post and you will be joining us at a pivotal point in the review and development of our overall fundraising strategy and will play a key part in helping to shape and deliver the community and events portfolio.

You will have significant experience of leading a small but successful team of community and event fundraisers and have direct experience of managing events yourself.

An experienced manager of both income and expenditure budgets with the ability to evidence your skills in forecasting and delivering to agreed targets.

You will be able to demonstrate an excellent ROI for all projects undertaken, including evidence of success working in the community, which includes some mass participation event growth.

Your role will see you develop your own relationships to raise funds, whilst also supporting your team to achieve.

Volunteers are key to our success and therefore experience of recruiting and managing volunteers is also a requirement of this role.

At Cransley Hospice we are determined to improve End of life care in the county through leadership of the development and funding for, Specialist Palliative Care services and engagement with End of Life provision. We are a small but growing team with a professional and proactive approach to all we do.

Overall aim of the role

Working with the Director of Income Generation & Marketing, develop a strategy to deliver, implement and grow a new and sustainable community and events portfolio in order to meet and exceed fundraising targets.

Take responsibility for managing an established events programme

Managing the community and events team holding regular 1-2-1 meetings and supporting their personal development  

Delivering to agreed income targets, both as an individual and supporting your team to achieve their objectives.

Working with the marketing manager, identify priorities for community and events marketing materials, social media content and other publications.

Delivering exceptional donor care to supporters, reflecting the sensitive nature of the work of Cransley Hospice.

Key responsibilities of the post

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Leading the development and growth of the Cransley Hospice Trust community and events portfolio.
• Drive the success of the team through effective and inspiring leadership to ensure they remain highly motivated and deliver to targets/objectives.
• Manage the Cransley led events portfolio
• Identifying and developing new and existing fundraising opportunities within the geographical area of Cransley Hospice Trust
• Achieving and exceeding agreed fundraising targets whilst adhering to expenditure budgets and therefore deliver a strong return on investment
• Working with a prospecting income pipeline, ensure accurate and timely financial forecasting, identifying any risk to projected income and mitigating accordingly
• Develop strategies to increase both the number of event participants and the level of sponsorship raised per person.
• Lead the events team, devising, initiating and managing fundraising events ensuring that there is an approved plan in place for the event
• Overseeing event plans, including taking responsibility for compliance with statutory regulations with regards to licences, safety and hygiene.
• Take a hands-on approach to the role, supporting at flagship events when required.
• Developing a programme of community and events fundraising activity to increase support and to service fundraising activities by groups and individuals in the community who are raising money on our behalf.
• Researching, identifying and developing a network of contacts and key supporters within the area who will support fundraising events/activities
• Having an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of and to adhere to, current Charity Law, Institute of Fundraising guidelines and best practices.
• Promoting awareness and support of Cransley Hospice Trust and to act as an ambassador to help build the brand of Cransley Hospice Trust by delivering a clear and compelling case for support
• Work with the marketing manager to ensure all community and event activities are well planned and marketed effectively.
• Evaluating the marketing, publicity and fundraising initiatives and ensure the development, planning and delivery of future activities are built on the findings
• Contributing to the Hospice newsletter and social media activity by generating articles and content
• The role of volunteers is integral to the work of Cransley Hospice Trust and paid staff are required to underpin this in their attitude and actions

Health and Safety

• Ensure risk assessments are carried out for all organised events and relevant risk mitigation actions implemented where appropriate

Education

• The post holder will be educated to degree level or hold a relevant equivalent qualification
• A member of the IOF

Additional Responsibilities

• To carry out any other duties as requested by the Director of Income Generation
• There is a requirement to comply with all the Hospice policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Health and Safety, Confidentiality and the Data Protection Act

Additional Information

• The post holder is required to work evenings and weekends to meet business need and will receive TOIL (time off in lieu) as agreed with the Director of Income Generation
• This job description set out the key tasks and responsibilities and is not intended to be comprehensive. It is essential that it is regarded with a degree of flexibility to meet the changing needs of the organisation and general business need.

Harris Hill is thrilled to be assisting the fantastic charity, Group B Strep Support, in the search for a new Head of Fundraising at their office in Haywards Heath, West Sussex on a full or part time basis.

Group B Strep Support is a National charity that works across the UK, striving to prevent life-threatening group B Strep infections in new-born babies. They aim to inform every expectant parent of the dangers posed by group B Strep infection. If a pregnant woman is tested for group B Strep, she can be offered antibiotics in labour to minimise the risk to her baby - preventing illnesses such as sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia.

GBSS is looking for a creative Head of Fundraising who can create, implement and keep under review a new fundraising strategy for the charity. Their income comes from a narrow range of income streams events income and corporate fundraising. You will build on the current fundraising streams and look to grow their income via trusts and foundations, major donors and individuals.
The role is for someone to really make their own as you will be leading on creating and delivering the strategy. Ideally you will have implemented a stewardship plan that empowers and retains supporters, so you will come into this role with your creative cap on. You will be joining a wonderful small team who are incredibly passionate and driven fundraisers.

Ideally you will have a background of delivering within mixed income streams, but it is essential that you have had experience of securing four/ five-figure donations from Trusts & Foundations and HNWIs.

If you would like to receive a full job specification for this role or have a confidential conversation, please send your cv to [email protected] or call Hannah at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7336.

Closing Date - ASAP

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Fundraising Manager- Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA)

The NCA has developed an ambitious strategy to develop and grow our Charitable income over the next five years. This will involve the establishment and development of a new charity fundraising team (5.8 WTE initially), to be led by the Fundraising Manager.

The NCA brings together over 19,000 staff and a range of hospital and community healthcare services across Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust under a group arrangement. The NCA covers the local communities of Salford, Oldham, Bury, Rochdale and North Manchester. 

This is an exciting time as we look to totally transform our charity’s visibility, including through new dedicated charity branding. The Fundraising Manager will play a crucial role, responsible for managing and implementing the NCA’s fundraising strategy and overseeing all of our fundraising activity. The role involves both line management and hands-on delivery across Individual Giving, Community Fundraising, Corporate and Trust sources.

The team will consist of fundraising, communications and marketing, and administrative staff. The charity’s purpose is to raise funds to enhance and improve the experience of patients and service users across our services. This will include general unrestricted fundraising as well as targeted campaigns focusing on our specialist services.

The post holder will be expected to utilise and leverage our existing key assets, in particular our local community, by delivering a place-based approach to our fundraising development to enhance the Charity’s local appeal.

The post is based at Salford Royal Hospital, but cross site working will be necessary.

Interviews will take place week commencing 9th March 2020

In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups.  Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Job Description

The Field Studies Council (FSC) is the UK’s leading charity sector provider of outdoor environmental education. Much of our work is based at our Field Centres, which have an international reputation for high standards of school and university teaching and associated facilities.

This is a permanent full time position based at FSC Head Office, Nr Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Overall Job purpose:

Working under the direction of the Commercial Director and in line with FSC’s new business strategy, this is a key operational role which will have day-to-day management responsibility for raising funds by researching and applying to appropriate grant-making Trusts and Statutory bodies and growing corporate and individual donors. The post holder will work with relevant stakeholders to develop ideas and projects which are then progressed into funding applications. They will also identify and build partnerships with other agencies to maximise FSC’s access to other funding sources, and will build and manage relationships with funders to increase income generation.

The post will include the need to travel to FSC locations and other venues across the UK and occasionally abroad, and will involve some overnight stays.

Key Responsibilities:

· Working with the Commercial Director and the Senior Leadership Team to develop and deliver a grant income and fundraising plan for FSC to increase income generation for the charity

· Contributing to the development and management of an annual fundraising budget, agreeing fundraising income targets and expenditure and working to achieve those targets

· Line managing a small team of fundraising officers, including carrying out personal development reviews in line with FSC procedures, and where necessary managing and supporting a team of fundraising volunteers

· Communicating the charity’s funding needs in a clear, consistent way to potential trust funders through high quality funding applications, face to face meetings and presentations

· Building and maintaining strong, long term relationships with Trusts, Foundations and other institutional funders

· Working with Heads of Group and managers to support local fundraising initiatives and regional priorities

· Developing and managing a database of Trust and Statutory funders

· Developing and implementing initiatives to grow corporate and individual donors

· Researching and staying abreast of changes and developments in the funding landscape; keeping up to date with funding opportunities from public sector funding streams including local and central government

· Attending networking events and meetings with potential donors and partners

· Preparing reports and giving presentations on fundraising progress to the senior leadership team and the trustee board as and when required

Benefits

• Holidays - 28 day inc bank holidays (increases with length of service - up to 5 extra days)
• Pension
• Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance programme
• Life Assurance
• Health Cash Plan
• Friendly Team
• Free parking
• FSC Workwear
• Training & Development
• Happy to talk flexible working!

For further details and to apply please visit our website

The closing date for receipt of your completed application will be 12 noon on Monday 16 March 2020

Interviews are scheduled to take place at FSC Head Office on Friday 27 March 2020

Please note we do not accept CV’s without a completed application form.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Permanent

Salary: £30,012.00 to £35,790.00 /year

We are delighted to be recruiting a Head of Fundraising for a wonderful charity supporting ex-prisoners get back into work. This is a key role within the organisation, reporting directly into the CEO who is an ex-fundraiser himself and working to lead the team to build income.

They already have a very healthy income of around £1.3 million and a well-established fundraising team. This role will just inspire them to take fundraising to the next level.

You will need to be able to demonstrate:

• A successful demonstrable track record of raising significant funds from companies, trusts and foundations


• Experience of one or more other types of fundraising activity


• An awareness of and commitment to addressing the key issues facing prisoners, ex-prisoners and their children and families


• Highly persuasive, with excellent inter-personal, communication and negotiation skills

Closing date: 9^th March 2020

Salary: £50- £55k

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or apply  online.

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title:  Senior Trust Officer  

Reports to: Head of Fundraising

Budget Responsibility: none

Based at: 74 St Annes Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9FF

Hours of work: Full-time [37.5 hours per week]

Team Association: Development Department

Job Purpose To be pro-active in identifying and developing new and existing relationships with trusts, foundations and statutory bodies in order to generate income and assist the team in reaching agreed income targets.

Salary: £30k-35k depending upon experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, research and approach prospective contacts in order to cultivate relationships and generate new business.

• Support the Head of Fundraising in maintaining and building upon existing trust partnerships.

• Compile, create and submit compelling applications to new and regular Trust / Foundation and Statutory funders.

• Supervise a member of staff within the trust income stream and provide cover during absences.

• Gain an in-depth knowledge and keep abreast of the progress of all Sailors’ Society’s programmes, projects and events in order to prepare high quality, commercially relevant and compelling proposals, reports and presentations.

• Take responsibility for the entire ‘portfolio’ of trusts, foundations and statutory relationships, following all leads through to completion, meeting income raising targets and accurately recording all correspondence.

• Keep accurate records of all correspondence with Society stakeholders on Raisers’ Edge NXT.

• Maintain up to date front-to-end processes and procedures.

• Attend internal and external meetings, events and presentations as required.

• Ensure donors are promptly thanked and their gift is accurately recorded.

• Provide administrative duties related to trust, foundation and statutory income generation, such as sourcing materials, maintaining electronic records and filing as required.

Personal Development

The Senior Trust Officer will be expected to maintain a high level of competence and capability. Appropriate training and development opportunities will be identified as required.

Person Specification (minimum requirement)

Essential Attributes

• A strong understanding and proven experience in fundraising in trusts, foundations and statutory grants.

• Proven experience in managing and delivering a pipelines in excess of £400k

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to write accurate, powerful, compelling and persuasive copy in a range of formats e.g. cover letters, case studies, proposals, grant applications and impact reports.

• Ability to match the needs of prospective trust requirements with the needs of programme.

• Solid experience in forecasting and managing budgets, performance management and

• Confident and competent at approaching new business prospects on the telephone, face-to-face and in writing.

• Excellent networking skills ands willingness to travel occasionally for partnership meetings.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to people at all levels and to represent the Society in person.

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to plan and manage a complex and demanding variety of tasks and to meet strict deadlines and working under time pressure.

• Ability to work under own initiative and with others as a team.

• Good Microsoft office skills covering word, power point and excel.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience.

• Prepared to work outside of normal office hours in the evenings and occasional weekends.

• Entrepreneurial approach when looking for funding to meet needs.

Desirable Attributes:

• Experience in working in a busy fundraising environment.

• Experience with MS 365

• Experience of using Raisers’ Edge NXT or other CRM database.

• Entrepreneurial approach when looking for funding to meet needs.

• A good understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility, corporate community engagement initiatives and established corporate fundraising techniques.

• Experience of working for a charity and an understanding of charity law.

• An understanding of the global shipping and maritime industry.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT RE-APPLY